Day: August 2, 2025

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony has been questioned by police after defying Hungary’s controversial Pride ban, marching alongside tens of thousands at what became the country’s largest-ever LGBTQ+ demonstration. On 1 August, Karácsony appeared at Hungary’s National Bureau of Investigation, where he was questioned over allegations that he helped organise a Pride event, in breach of […]

A newly released map has ranked Texas and Tennessee as the least safe US states for LGBTQ+ people, highlighting a worrying trend of increasing hostility in the Midwest and South. Published on 31 July, the map is part of the Equaldex Equality Index, a community-driven tool that ranks each US state based on its legal […]

Two-time RuPaul’s Drag Race winner and Broadway star Jinkx Monsoon has taken aim at JK Rowling, calling out what she sees as hypocrisy in the author’s gender commentary — particularly in light of Rowling’s own past decision to present herself under a masculine pen name. During a new interview with comedian and writer Ziwe, Monsoon […]